What is Turquoise?/Mineralogy and Gemmology/The History of the Name/Mineralogical Facts/Chemical Composition/The Minerals of the Turquoise Group/Chemical Evidence/Crystals and Structure/Turquoise as Jewelry/Synthesis and Imitation/Key Identification Facts/Pseudomorphs/Rare Species of the Turquoise Group

 The formation of turquoise
 Copper, aluminum, phosphate, and weathering: nature's recipe for turquoise. The formation of turquoise, exemplified by deposits in the southwestern United States.
 by Werner Lieber

 The Turquoise Deposits of the World/An Alphabetical Guide Through Heaven on Earth/Africa, Egypt, Australia/Belgium/Chile, China, Germany/England, France, CIS, Iran, Mexico/Austria, Turkestan, Tibet, USA/Bishop Mine, Lynch Station/Virginia

 Turquoise in the Southwest of the USA (Werner Lieber)/Stolen from the Blue Sky/Overview of Locations/New Mexico (Chalchihuitl, Cerillos, Spiderweb Turquoise, Hachita Mountains, Nogal etc.)/Colorado (King's Manassa Mine, Leadville, Cripple Creek etc.)/Nevada (No. 8 Mine, Battle Mountain, Tenabo, Lander Blue, Fox, Mina etc.)/Arizona (Kingman, Sleeping Beauty, Morenci, Silver Bell, Bisbee/Lavender Pit etc.)/California (Inyo, Baker)/Sonora, Mexico (Cananea etc.).

 Native American Turquoise Jewelry (Werner Lieber)/Heritage and Modern Influences/Styles, Workshops and Artists -/Jewelry of the Pueblo Indians/Jewelry of the Navajo/Jewelry of the Hopi/Jewelry of the Zuni/Sun King and Turquoise Horse, Myths

 Turquoise deposits in China (Guanghua Liu)/For happiness and contentment/Jewelry, wealth and medicine/Hubei: the most important region/Yungaisi: China's largest turquoise mine/The geological situation/Turquoise processing in China.

 The Classics from Persia (Eduard Gübelin)/From the Kuh-i-Binalud Mountains/Origin and Extraction/Hand-Operated Grinding Machines/Turquoise Center Mashad/Turquoise in the Persian Crown Treasury.

 The current situation in Iran (Christoph Meister)/Promotion is underway/New turquoise discoveries/Turquoise: the stone of the victor.

 Turquoise from the Egyptian Sinai (Abdelhadi Ahmed)/History and Sites/Since the Old Kingdom/The Stratigraphic Sequence of the Deposits/Finds and Evaluation/In the "Khan El Khalil" Bazaar.

 Cornwall: Turquoise and Chalcosiderite (Stefan Weiß)/Rare Minerals from St. Austell/Phoenix Mines: Three Turquoise Minerals/Legendary Henwoodite/Rashleighite from the Bunny Mine/Thick Turquoise Vein in Kaolin Mining/From Blue Turquoise to Green Chalcosiderite/Iron versus Aluminum.

 Treatment, Quality and Prices (Werner Lieber)/What you need to know about turquoise/Water, colors; pore filling/Color correction/Evaluation criteria for turquoise/Artificial products, CIBJO labeling/Trust and the trial by fire/About turquoise prices.

 Further reading
 Regarding Werner Lieber's contributions about the USA and the Cornwall article
 by Stefan Weiß

 With cover, 100 pages in lapis format (21 x 30 cm). Published: 1999